Countess Definition

kountĭs
noun
A noblewoman whose rank is equal to that of a count or earl.
Webster's New World
The wife or widow of a count in various European countries.
American Heritage
The wife or widow of a count or earl.
Webster's New World
Used as a title for such a noblewoman.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • wife of an earl
  • wife of a count
  • great lady
  • noblewoman

Other Word Forms of Countess

Noun

Singular:
countess
Plural:
countesses

Origin of Countess

  • Middle English countes from Old French contesse feminine of conte count count2

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Anglo-Norman cuntesse, Old French contesse, from Latin comitessa.

    From Wiktionary

Countess Sentence Examples

  • The countess tried to frown, but could not.

  • He married in 1847 the countess Clam-Martinic, but there was no issue of the marriage.

  • Charles's ambition aimed at wider fields, and when Margaret, countess of Flanders, asked help of the French court against the German king William of Holland, by whom she had been defeated, he gladly accepted her offer of the county of; Hainaut in exchange for his assistance (1253); this arrangement was, however, rescinded by Louis of France, who returned from captivity in 1254, and Charles gave up Hainaut for an immense sum of money.

  • Yesterday the Countess of Meath came again to see me.

  • In his singlehanded duel with the strength of Germany, Gregory received material assistance from the Countess Matilda of Tuscany.

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